Occipital face area

Occipital face area
Occipital face area
Details
System	Visual system
Location	Occipital lobe
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The occipital face area (OFA) is a region of the human cerebral cortex which is specialised for face perception. The OFA is located on the lateral surface of the occipital lobe adjacent to the inferior occipital gyrus.^[1] The OFA comprises a network of brain regions including the fusiform face area (FFA) and posterior superior temporal sulcus (STS) which support facial processing.

The identification of the OFA emerged from neuroimaging studies, particularly fMRI and PET, which revealed heightened neural activity in response to facial stimuli within this distinct cortical region.

^ Pitcher, David; Walsh, Vincent; Duchaine, Bradley (April 2011). "The role of the occipital face area in the cortical face perception network". Experimental Brain Research. 209 (4): 481–493. doi:10.1007/s00221-011-2579-1. ISSN 0014-4819. PMID 21318346. S2CID 6321920.

[:02-1] Pitcher, David; Walsh, Vincent; Duchaine, Bradley (April 2011). "The role of the occipital face area in the cortical face perception network". Experimental Brain Research. 209 (4): 481–493. doi:10.1007/s00221-011-2579-1. ISSN 0014-4819. PMID 21318346. S2CID 6321920.

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